CoffeePython

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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   By finding a niche and looking for work in that niche. I picked NLP in the financial space and have been able to find work within a couple weeks every time I look. If you search for freelancing threads here on HN you can find some great inf
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   It might take a while to make $2k/mo in cash from rental properties. We own two rentals and don’t even clear $1k/mo with both.
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   Find 20 hours of freelance work at $100/hr. Sounds reductive but I’ve had good success with this when looking for additional income. Probably the easiest and most likely to work path if you are already a developer.
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   Flash Boys by Michael Lewis is tangentially related. It has some programming related themes. Listened to it while I was working for a FinTech client in the online trading industry.
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   Thanks for the response! Sounds interesting. I’ll have to look more into it. I love the idea of building software as a charity
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   Ottofield ( https://www.ottofield.io/ )- Conversational Scheduling for Home Service businesses. The idea came from being in the trades in my previous career. Companies in the trades spend a ton of money on advertising but f
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   This is cool. I'm curious about what your main marketing channels are. There is another project this reminds me of another project called Simple Analytics.
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   How are the developers compensated? Are you all doing this for free? Love the project but interested in the practicalities behind it.
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   by CoffeePython 7y ago

   I've been using Clubhouse for a new solo project as well. I love it. It's so much faster than Jira. It's refreshing using something that loads so fast and has a UI that is nice to look at.
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    +1 for Notion. It’s the first note taking app that I actually enjoy using. I love the UI/UX and that it has a synced IOS app.
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    I think this is a misplaced worry. If you’re a high quality engineer than you shouldn’t compete on price. I do some freelance work but and have found it to be extremely lucrative. (Not in the mobile space though FWIW. Mostly NLP projects) Y
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    Even with one of the most common software businesses, software consulting, you could reach this amount with 10 people in a fairly straightforward fashion. 10 software engineers at say a salary of $100,000 a year. Consulting rate at 3x would
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    I find it strange that the part of the conversation where AI has the potential to save thousands of hours of human labor doesn’t show up more often in these types of threads. That being said, we need to definitely be thinking about lowering
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    This is a great first step. College athletes are extremely exploited. The amount of value they bring the universities vs. benefits they currently receive is laughable. It's wild to read about coaches who make millions of dollars per ye
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    Interesting to see deep learning techniques entering the realms of non-cs focused academia. I recently heard of another example from the Planet Money podcast[1], that used deep learning to perform an elephant census. One of my favorite thin
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    I used to be in the trades. I read hacker news when I started getting into programming and now I work full time as a software engineer. So.. yes non-tech folks read hacker news!
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    Yeah I had to read this over 3 or 4 times before I understood exactly what the author was saying. Very unintuitive way of putting it.
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    I’m interested in this as well. I’m work for different clients frequently and it seems like there is always so much time wasted on knowledge transfer when the client already has a system for recording these types of things. Interestingly it
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    by CoffeePython 7y ago

    None. We sign NDA's for specific clients. Other than that, we don't have a non-compete or similar clause prohibiting side work. In fact, it's encouraged. We talk about our side projects openly. Also, if you want to have some
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    by CoffeePython 8y ago

    Some feedback: You should put an example of a use case for some of the task bars in your website photos. "Task Progress" doesn't really convey any type of value to me. Maybe a specific example like "Gym sessions attended
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    by CoffeePython 8y ago

    Yeah same here! The daily mixes that Spotify makes and groups based on my different listening habits has been pretty great. I get a ton of value out of it.
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    by CoffeePython 8y ago

    >In contrast, take music recommendations. If I give you a series of suggested songs, can you detect a pattern? It seems to me that there has been a lot of success in recommendation engines (i.e. Spotify, the "Netflix Algorithm"